There is a subtle but essential difference between the Kurds vis-à-vis Turkey and the “Turkish-Cypriots” vis-à-vis RoC. There is a fairly well defined region in the south-east part of Turkey which is inhabited mostly (more than 90%) by Kurds. This is part of Kurdistan which is occupied by Turkey. Most “Turkish” Most Kurds live in this area, more than 15 million.

When times get hard and pressure builds one of the most difficult things for a person to do can be just keeping your head straight. Pressure can do strange things to people causing folks to get raw and overly sensitive about so many things. In such situations just being clear and seeing exactly what is in front of you can be the most important thing to do. Just staying calm, centered and focused on the task at hand, is often all that's necessary.

From Libya to Syria, Greece and most recently, Uganda, the arguments for foreign interventionism, be it economic, military, or humanitarian, are omnipotent. The interconnection of the world, made tangible through the interdependence of economies, proliferation of technologies and spread of cosmopolitan ideals, now declares the sacrifice of individual societies, economies and people as inevitable necessities for the coherent political, economic or moral functioning of the whole.